'Give me some paint, brushes and canvas and I will give you gold, silver, ruby and pearl. I will give you the greatest treasures you have ever seen. I will show you magic. Artists are the greatest alchemists, the best magicians of all. They can make gold from base metals, they do that every day and more. Would anyone doubt the cost of Rembrant's 'The Golden Helmet' well exceeds the cost of the gold helmet? Oil and lead to gold ... now there is alchemy proven!

On the other hand we believe in dreams and beautiful objects of art and this is why we are interested in the color, shape and the texture of gemstones. We also like presenting them as art objects and not just mineral specimens.

To understand the principles of color, shape, cut and display in gemstones we must understand the elements and laws of things that surround us in relation to light. Below is a string of pearls. They are not real but as you will find out if you visit our 'GEM ART' link they are constructed by the use of understanding what we really see.